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Hyderabad Marathon - Weekly Buildup

Week 6  Back-to-back weeks not going to plan is not ideal, but here we are. The weekday running was decent, a 5-miler to open, followed by another easy 5-miler. Wednesday brought 800m repeats, 6 of them, all consistent. Noticeably stronger than when I ran these in Week 2, which is reassuring amid an otherwise frustrating stretch. Thursday was an easy 5-miler to round out the weekday running. Strength training on Monday and Wednesday, 30 minutes each, with recovery rides on the Kickr on Tuesday and Thursday, 45 minutes each. The weekend didn't cooperate again. Poor sleep on Friday and Saturday meant the planned long run was off the table. Swapped it for an easy 10-miler in CBD with RV and Raju, great company, comfortable pace, no complaints about the run itself. Just not the mileage the block called for. Two weekends in a row without a proper long run is a concern. The fitness is clearly there, the weekday sessions say as much, but the long runs are the backbone of marathon training...
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Cape Town Marathon

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The Cape Town Marathon was on track to become the first Abbott World Marathon Major on African soil, joining the prestigious series in 2026 — contingent on a second consecutive successful assessment in 2025. Unfortunately, weather had other plans, and the 2025 edition was cancelled overnight. In November 2025, AbbottWMM announced that all 2026 Cape Town finishers would receive a provisional star — a silver lining of sorts. I needed a goal race for 2026 and another AbbottWMM check mark, so I reluctantly threw my name into the Cape Town ballot. Given my track record with AbbottWMM ballots, I wasn't holding my breath. And then, against the odds, I got in. Training The 13-week training block kicked off on February 23, and it got off to a rough start — the first week was a complete washout with no running or strength training. The 12 weeks of base-building before that weren't anything to write home about either. This was nothing like the lead-up to recent  Sydney or Boston  ma...
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